FootyMAD's Birmingham City match preview

Last updated : 23 August 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Birmingham City v Manchester City fixture

Man City face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 43 and win only 15 of the 68 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2003, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sun 08 FebMan City0 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2003/2004Fri 26 DecBirmingham C.2 - 1Man CityPREM
2002/2003Sun 16 MarMan City1 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2002/2003Sat 26 OctBirmingham C.0 - 2Man CityPREM
2001/2002Tue 05 MarBirmingham C.1 - 2Man CityLD1
2001/2002Wed 10 OctMan City6 - 0Birmingham C.LC
2001/2002Sat 15 SepMan City3 - 0Birmingham C.LD1

Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Blues have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Man City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Sky Blues have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 1 points from their 2 games thus far. Man City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Birmingham C.6042484
Man City62221078

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Sky Blues out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Birmingham C.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Birmingham C. Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not won in the 10 most recent games.
Man City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.